Flyer advertising a donation drive to help the starving children in Biafra: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises a donation drive to help starving children in Biafra. The flyer is white with black text that reads: [Give to / Help feed / the / Starving Children / of Biafra Checks / Accepted]. Between the words "help feed" and "starving children" is an illustration of 8 naked, malnourished children. [COMMITTEE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN OF BIAFRA / 520 FIFTH AVENUE / NEW YORK N.Y. 10038] is typed in the bottom left corner. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom left corner that reads [W 355th GEOMANY / APRIL 13, 1969 / NEW YORK CITY].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: April 13, 1969
• Created by: Committee to Save the Children of Biafra, American
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Children
• Topic: Health
• Topic: Humanitarianism
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Social reform
• Object number: 2015.97.27.47
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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